FIX: You cannot put Web parts under a portal area with a name that contains a space when you use the Content Management Server 2002 Connector for SharePoint Technologies (891393)

SYMPTOMS

You have a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server portal area with a name that contains spaces in Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) 2002 Connector for SharePoint Technologies. When you put Web parts inside the SharePoint Portal Server portal area, you may receive an error message and the area cannot be opened. You may also receive a message that is similar to the following in the application event log:Event Source: Microsoft.SharePoint Event
ID: 0
Event Type: Warning
Description: "/Test%20SubArea" contains illegal character '%'. Note You only experience this symptom when you are not a local administrator on the SPS server.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Content Management Server 2002 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Content Management Server 2002 Connector for SharePoint Technologies installed on your computer.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this software update.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other software updates.

Hotfix file information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version     Size    File name
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   30-Nov-2004  19:53  1.0.898.0   36,864  Microsoft.contentmanagement.sharepoint.webparts.dll
   30-Nov-2004  19:54  1.0.1000.0   9,728  Microsoft.contentmanagement.sharepoint.webparts.resources.dll